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Es ist #Weltklimakonferenz #COP30 in #Brasilien. In #NRW in #Deutschland findet gerade ein Polizeigroßeinsatz am #Braunkohle-#Tagebau #Hambach statt, um dem #Kohle-Konzern #RWE die Rodung des besetzten #Sündenwäldchen an der Tagebaukante zu ermöglichen... #Cops versuchen Besetzer*innen aus Bäumen und Barrikaden zu räumen.

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It's #Worldclimateconference #COP in #Belém in #Brasil. In #Northrhine-#Westphalia in #Germany a big police action is happening right now at the #lignite #openpit #mine Hambach. Police forces are helping the #coal company RWE that wants to destroy the squatted #Suendenwaeldchen at the edge of the mine... Cops try to evict squatters out of #trees and #barricades.

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Imagesource and more informations...
https://t.me/suendibleibt
https://t.me/L12MussBleiben

https://wald-statt-asphalt.net/das-suendenwaelchen-wird-geraeumt/

#Sündi #SündiBleibt #Hambi #HambiBleibt

"The Sisson Project in New Brunswick is operated by Northcliff Resources, which is mostly owned by the Todd Corporation based in #NZ. #NB recently brought the Sisson Mine back from the dead thanks to nearly $30m in cash to the project from both the #Canadian and #US governments."

#SissonMine is an #OpenPit #mine. Its tailings have a 10,000 year toxicity expectation.

Guardian: https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/jun/18/canada-trump-flood-zone
Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sisson_Mine

#NBPoli #CdnPoli

'We cannot exist if we lose the water': In #Honduras, a community resists a #mine polluting the #RíoGuapinol

"#JuanLópez, representative of the Committee for the Defense of Common and Public Goods, told #RadioProgreso that the activists' next step is advocate for the revoking of Inversiones Los Pinares' mining contracts, the environmental license and the exploitation and exploration permit."

by Soli Salgado
October 18, 2022

TOCOA, HONDURAS - "The Río Guapinol that streams through the Bajo Aguán valley in northern Honduras has long been a source of drinking, bathing, cleaning, irrigation and cooking water for the surrounding community in Tocoa.

"In the last few years, the river has also provided an education: how to resist an international mining operation that they say contaminates the river in the name of development; how to confront a seemingly compromised justice system when that #resistance goes awry; and — for the women in particular — how to become leaders of a movement upon the indefinite imprisonment of their husbands and sons.

"Vilma Cruz raised her five children using the river, including a son who wound up spending almost two and a half years in jail for protesting the mining as part of the #Guapinol8, a group whose 2019 arrests and long detentions drew international outrage.

"'We don't feel at peace because our water has been endangered,' she said. 'Now, when I go to the river, I feel my chest swell, like I'm not free.'

A mine emerges, a community responds

"About a decade ago, #InversionesLosPinares, formerly the Honduran #EMCO Mining Company and based in #Tocoa, applied for a concession to build an iron oxide mine in the protected #CarlosEscaleras #NationalPark. Then-President Juan Orlando Hernández authorized the request in 2013, a decision locals said was made without following protocol of consulting residents of the area.

"The #OpenPit #mining project was upstream of the #RíoGuapinol, a channel that stems from the larger #RíoAguan, a river that flows through tropical mountains from the Atlantic on the northern side of the #CentralAmerican country.

"When the Río Guapinol in 2018 started to turn a chocolate brown, locals took that as a cue to act against Inversiones Los Pinares.

"#GuapinolResiste, the local community's movement in response to the mining, said in a 2020 report that even before mining began, the construction of the facilities and roads had polluted both the Guapinol and #SanPedro rivers, affecting 14,000 residents who rely on the water for consumption and domestic purposes.

"'Losing the river would mean buying water, and you can't buy water for everything,' said Leonel George, who serves on the Municipal Committee for the Defense of Common and Public Goods, founded in 2018 in response to the mining project.

"The river, he added, is 'closely linked to life and the existence of everything that surrounds us,' noting that the committee's concern goes beyond the effects that contaminated water would have on human beings to the river's surrounding #forests and #biodiversity."

Read more:
https://www.ncronline.org/earthbeat/justice/we-cannot-exist-if-we-lose-water-honduras-community-resists-mine-polluting-r-o

#JusticeForJuan #GuapinolRiver #WaterDefender #SaveTheForests #DefendTheSacred
#NoMiningWithoutConsent #WaterIsLife #SaveTheRivers #EMCO #InversionesLosPinares
#MunicipalCommitteeForTheDefenseOfCommonAndPublicGoods

[Thread] The next installment from #KleeBenally 's book, #NoSpiritualSurrender.

“The proposition of unplugging from a ‘dirty’ power source and plugging into a ‘green’ one does nothing to address the underlying power relations. It reinforces them.

“‘#GreenEnergy’ sustaining a Green Economy still demands resource #colonialism. From sacred #OakFlat in so-called Arizona where #SanCarlosApache are resisting a massive mine that is estimated to contain enough #copper ore to produce 275 million electric vehicles [#EVs], to sacred #ThackerPass in so-called Nevada where #Shoshone are resisting #LithiumMining, which is necessary for electric vehicle and ‘green’ energy battery production. A single car #LithiumIon battery pack contains 18 pounds of lithium. To electrify every vehicle throughout the world, an estimated 10.4 billion tons of lithium is needed, that is approximately 13 times the existing lithium reserves. The Thacker Pass lithium one is mismated to produce 60,000 tons annually. The proposed project spans approximately 28 square miles that would hold an #OpenPit and a #sulfuricacid processing plant to extract lithium from mined ore.

"The operation is estimated to release 152,713 tons of #CarbonDioxide [#CO2] annually and 400,000 gallons of #water is required for each ton of lithium meaning it will use 1.7 billion gallons annual. The Thacker Pass sulfuric acid processing plant will convert sulfur to leech lithium from raw ore, turned in from sources such as the #AlbertaTarSands, which are 1,500 miles away. The tar sands, located in so-called Canada, are known as the world’s most destructive oil operation.”

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#IndigenousAnarchy
#Ecosystem #DefendTheSacred
#CorporateColonialism #NoDAPL #CriminalizingDissent #WaterIsLife #ClimateDefenders #NoCopperMiningWithoutConsent #NoLithiumMining #CorporateColonialism #NoMiningWithoutConsent #LithiumMining #CopperMining #Greenwashing

#GrassyNarrows #FirstNation taking #Ontario to court over #MiningAct, lack of consultation on land claims

'These practices have to change,' #ChiefRudyTurtle tells news conference at Queen's Park

Sarah Law · CBC News · Posted: Jul 12, 2024

"A First Nation in northwestern Ontario is taking the province to court over its Mining Act, arguing the free-entry system violates its constitutional rights.

"#Asubpeeschoseewagong #Anishinabek, known as Grassy Narrows First Nation, has issued a notice of application in the Superior Court of Justice.

"The legal action says the province's Mining Act does not require prospectors to consult with First Nations before staking claims on their traditional lands. It argues this breaches the First Nation's treaty rights under Sec. 35 of the Constitution and goes against the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples [#UNDRIP].

"According to the notice of application obtained by CBC News, there are about 10,000 mining claims in Grassy Narrows's interim area of interest for mining, which covers more than 2,850 square kilometres — more than four times the size of Toronto.

"Grassy Narrows has had a long history of land defence efforts:

- In 2007, the First Nation declared a moratorium on #industrial activity in its territory until the Crown obtained its consent.
- In 2015, Grassy Narrows people voted against industrial #logging in its territory during a community referendum.
- In 2018, Grassy Narrows enacted a land declaration, which bans mining, staking and exploration activities without consent.
- In 2022, the First Nation marked 20 years of its blockade to prevent #ClearCut logging and mining from happening in its traditional territories.

"Grassy Narrows is one of many First Nations in the region speaking out against exploration activities:

- In April, the #Ojibways of #Onigaming issued a statement objecting to a proposed permit for the exploration of an aggregate pit located off Highway 71.
- In March, Cat Lake First Nation filed a court injunction to pause a #GoldMining company's construction of a temporary winter road leading to an exploration camp for a proposed #OpenPit mine.
- Last August, Kiashke Zaaging #Anishinaabek (#KZA), also known as #GullBay First Nation, issued a public notice to warn mining prospectors away from its traditional territory."

Read more:
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/thunder-bay/grassy-narrows-first-nation-mining-act-legal-action-1.7260724

#InformedConsent #FirstNations #Colonialism #CorporateColonialism #Mining #GreenEnergy #CulturalGenocide #IndigenousSovereignty #LandBack #WaterIsLife #Canada #LandDefenders #sovereignty

CBC: Taseko reaches tentative deal with striking Gibraltar mine workers' union

Unifor Local 3018 has been on strike at #Canada's 2nd largest #openpit #copper #mine in #BC since 1 June, and the owner shuttered the facility while negotiations took place.

#Union members will be voting Monday & Tuesday, and has union leadership's support. Taseko has said if members vote in favour, they hope to be working on Wednesday.

#news #labour #BCpoli #cdnpoli

"...we don't want our #CleanEnergy industry killed & we don't want more #OpenPit mining in our mountains. How do we get ourselves organized? What sorts of things are you seeing on the landscape that our listeners might become a part of & express themselves, get themselves heard?"

https://www.podcastics.com/episode/299438/link/

#Climate #Bill20 #abpoli #yyc #yeg

[Gift article] [#Maine] State Lawmakers consider new mining rules that could open door to #LithiumMining

"Some #environmental groups say the rules that would allow for open pit mineral mining provide ample safeguards, but others demand more preliminary testing, smaller pit size limits, stronger reclamation standards and #DarkSkies protections.

"But Eliza Townsend, the [the Appalachian Mountain Club's] conservation policy director, argued that an open pit mine is never going to be anything more than a glorified 'hole in the ground.' Allowing a pit to grow in size would tarnish the unspoiled natural beauty that draws hikers to Maine, especially when the pit is dug into a mountaintop.

"Environmental critics asked lawmakers to require an open-pit mining applicant to use so-called dark sky lighting to minimize the impact on wildlife, neighbors and hikers camping near the #Newry lithium site, including those that use the #GraftonNotch loop trail.

"Some Republicans wanted the committee to approve the rules Monday, arguing the state Legislature had already voted for a mineral mining exemption last year when it voted to amend the mining law and order the drafting of new rules.

"Democrats, however, appeared stung by criticism from environmental advocates who said the committee was considering rules that would open the door to #OpenPit #mining at the same time the legislative calendar had said it would be working on another bill to strengthen the state’s mining law."

https://www.pressherald.com/2024/03/25/state-lawmakers-consider-new-mining-rules/?uuid=e0edb129-e2d0-4a2f-9bd4-49a88f9f4223&lid=10465

#PlumbagoMountain #NewryMaine #LithiumMine #OpenPitMining #WesternMaine #SaveTheForest #WaterIsLife #AndroscogginRiver #Watershed

Geesh. More stuff going on behind the scenes. It could be a full-time job trying to keep track of shifty bills and corporate wheeling and dealing!

Back Track on Mining Regulation:Legislative ENR Committee Poised to Weaken Environmental Protections

Sunlight Media Collective March 24, 2024

"On Monday, March 25, the Maine legislature’s Committee on Environment and Natural Resources (ENR) will discuss a new “Zombie Bill” version of #LD1471, a bill that was tabled last year. This bill takes a dangerous U-turn on #EnvironmentalProtections protections for metallic #mining in #Maine. This new version of LD1471 replaces language about strengthening environmental and human health mining protections with language that instead weakens Maine’s mining law and creates a loophole that specifically exempts #OpenPit #LithiumMining from environmental protections in the law.

"Writing a “Zombie Bill” is sneaky, undemocratic politics. The Maine Board of Environmental Protection (BEP) missed the deadline for this legislative session to have the legislature review these new rules regarding open-pit lithium mining. Instead of going through a transparent, democratic process of review in the next legislative session, the #JanetMills administration, pushed by the mining industry and in cooperation with the ENR committee, is bringing this zombie bill forward in an attempt to rush it through without a public hearing.

"We deserve the right to a public hearing and to submit testimony on this legislation, but this undemocratic process takes away our right to do so. There is no online portal available to submit testimony, so please submit comment by email or in person."

Source:
https://www.sunlightmediacollective.org/back-track-on-mining-regulationlegislative-enr-committee-poised-to-weaken-environmental-protections/

#NoMetallicMiningInMaine #NoLithiumMining #NoOpenPitMining #ProtectTheForest #LithiumRecycling

A look at the bills to amend #Maine mineral mining laws in this year’s Legislature

By Kate Cough
February 12, 2023

"All the way back in the fall of 2021, I called a geologist to ask what he thought about plans by the Canadian junior mining company, Wolfden, to dig for zinc and copper up near Patten, just east of the Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument.

We talked about the proposal for awhile, and just before we hung up, I asked the question I ask at the end of every interview, one that almost always elicits an unexpected answer and is often the very best way to find new stories: What didn’t we talk about that you want me to know? In this case it definitely didn’t disappoint: after pausing for a moment, the geologist said well, there’s something interesting going on over in #WesternMaine…

"And thus began my (armchair) adventure into the world of lithium deposits, from the salt flats of South America to the hard-rock mines of western Australia, and, of course, into what is thought to be the world’s richest hard-rock deposit, in the sleepy town of Newry, near the New Hampshire border. A year-and-a-half later the story continues, now with a new player: lawmakers, who have introduced (at last count) ten bills aimed at altering Maine’s mining regulations.

"The bills (I was only able to review the full text of one, as most are still in the Revisor’s office) run the gamut. One, #LR1624, sponsored by Rep. Maggie O’Neil of #Saco, proposes a moratorium on lithium mining, while others (LR 1304, An Act to Promote Sustainable Lithium Mining in Maine, sponsored by Rep. Mike Soboleski of Phillips) are more full-throated in their support of the activity. (It’s worth noting that moratoriums are temporary holds on an activity designed to give regulators time to put in place rules, not permanent bans, as is often thought.)

"Here’s the full list:

- LR 1624, Rep. Maggie O’Neil of Saco: An Act to Ensure a Strategic Approach to Maine’s Energy System by Imposing a Moratorium on #LithiumMining

- #LR420, Rep. Scott Landry of Farmington: An Act to Support Extraction of Common Rock-forming and Rare Earth Minerals

- #LR1121, Rep. Lydia Crafts of Newcastle: An Act to Establish a Commission to Study Mining Materials

- #LR1732, Rep. Nina Milliken of Blue Hill: An Act to Eliminate #Mining Without a Permit

- #LR1304, Rep. Mike Soboleski of Phillips: An Act to Promote Sustainable Lithium Mining in Maine

- #LR2272, Sen. Richard Bennett of Oxford: An Act Regarding #MetallicMineralMining

- #LR2138, Sen. Craig Hickman of Kennebec: An Act to Protect the People from #OpenPit Quarry Mining

- #LR930, Sen. Lisa Keim of Oxford: An Act Concerning Lithium Deposits

"The reason we’re seeing all of these bills, of course, is that Maine’s 2017 mining law prohibits mining for 'metallic minerals' in open pits larger than three acres. The deposit in Newry is already partially exposed, and numerous experts have said that open pit mining (as opposed to an underground shaft) is the only logical way to remove the rocks, which, they also point out, do not pose the same #environmental risks as other types of metal deposits. But all mining poses some risks, and not everyone is on board with the idea of digging #GiantHoles in the earth, even if the end product is an essential part of the transition away from fossil fuels.

"State regulators have acknowledged the risks involved in mining this deposit are different but say their hands are tied: because 'metallic mineral' does not have a commonly-agreed upon meaning in the scientific community, and because legislators did not specifically exclude lithium from the 2017 rules, the Newry deposit should be considered a metallic mineral. (Meanwhile, the Freemans, the gem-hunters who own the land and identified the deposit, are challenging the DEP’s decision in court.)

"Of the lawmakers I spoke to, all expressed a desire to support federal efforts to boost domestic production of critical minerals while ensuring the spirit and integrity of Maine’s 2017 mining law remains intact. (In case you were wondering whether the feds are serious, look no further than a $700 million government loan to a #NevadaLithiumMine announced earlier this week.)"

https://themainemonitor.org/maine-lawmakers-look-to-amend-lithium-mining-laws/

#WaterIsLife #MaineLegislature #MainePolitics #ProtectTheForest #Environment #CorporateColonialism #NoMining #NoOpenPitMining #RecycleLithium